Lords and Ladies of the (Three) Rings

It’s possible to search for circus and carnival performers/workers in the 1940 U.S. population census.

Federal Theatres Circus poster (Loc.gov photo)

On the Ancestry Library Edition (Ancestry LE) landing page you will find a list of available U.S. population schedules in the lower right corner. Select 1940, and you will be presented with a search screen. Try the following searches:

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